Lisa Hagen
Stories
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Conspiracy theories surge following the assassination attempt on Trump
The assassination attempt has supercharged conspiracy theories and threats of political violence that have characterized this presidential campaign from the outset.
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Some Christians have been primed for a kind of religious revival centered on Trump
Some in Christian communities have been primed for a kind of religious revival centered on former President Trump. A key Trump ally has helped prepare the way.
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Pro-Trump Christian nationalists are on tour to recruit election workers
Christian nationalist are recruiting people to be polling and election workers in swing states
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Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump?
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has focused his political organization on winning Trump another turn. But many longtime Republicans are concerned about the group's effectiveness.
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On X, formerly Twitter, some public workers are already being accused of fraud
Threats against public officials and voters over claims of election fraud are already occurring. People who don't trust that elections are secure are gaining allies on social media.
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Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI head, has connections with conspiracy theories
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to head the FBI, has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in Trump's first administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
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Conspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI efforts
Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
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What's behind a White House order ending 'federal censorship'
One of President Trump's first executive orders claims the Biden Administration was censoring Americans and promises to roll back those actions, potentially by investigating federal workers.
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Trump suggests that deadly airliner crash was the result of diversity hiring
Without evidence, President Trump and other administration officials claimed that DEI programs led to Wednesday's fatal air crash. DEI has recently become a common talking point to blame disasters on.
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Prominent right-wing figures mimic Musk's Nazi salute with no repercussions
Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.
